Protecting your broccoli

The weather is heating up, and that means hard times for broccoli. On this week's You Bet your Garden, host Mike McGrath will beat the heat and reveal a neat trick that will double your 'heady' harvest. Plus the lovely world of lilies; and your fabulous phone calls.

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June 19th, 2010

Privacy Producing, Arborvitae

One of the most popular choices for a screening plant is Arborvitae. On this week's You Bet Your Garden we'll take a look at these tall thin trees and explain what they need to look their best.

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June 12th, 2010

Pressure Treated Wood

What's the deal with these new types of pressure treated wood? On this week's You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath will examine these alternatives to old-school arsenic. Plus: A new way of looking at 'spontaneous urban plants' with Peter Del Tredici author of Wild Urban Plants of the Northeast, and your fabulous phone calls.

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June 5th, 2010

Earthworms: helpers or invaders

Are earthworms good little garden helpers? Or alien invaders changing the face of our forests? On this week's You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath will discuss the wisdom of adding earthworms to your soil.

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